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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • benbute16@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • nom.nom@laposte.net

Fraud email example:

From: butec1 <butec1@laposte.net>
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 21:38:07 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Listen To Me Please


Listen To Me Please

BEN BUTE
In Cote D'Ivoire
Tel +22505304869
EMAIL benbute16@yahoo.com
Dear,

Good day and how are you?

I know it is normal and natural for you to wonder why I contacted you for assistance in this transaction when we have not met each other before, I am pleading that you be patient with me because I have no choice than to contact you for help since it is the only way out of this problem I found myself based on the fact that most times in life, One must confide in another Person to survive, I therefore decided to contact you to find a solution to my problem irrespective of the fact that we never knew each other, please do not misunderstand me since a journey of hundred miles with a step, I am therefore begging you to accept me with an open heart and mind, it is the situation I found myself that made me to contact you and ask for your assistance.

I am contacting you to assist me transfer the Sum of US$ Five Millions united state dollars which I inherited from my Late Father which he made from the sale of Gold Business in Liberia for investment in your Country under your Management while I continue my education because my education stopped abruptly due to the death of my Father. My mother died when am little ,

Many thanks to you if you can help me, also tell me how much you will take from the total money as your percentage when the bank successfully transferred the money into your bank

Thanks and God Bless you abundantly.

Tel +22505304869 ,
Ben Bute

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